Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-09-05
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from tle Jeyyslr News
.'TLere & q great Ie.IlnI for musical boxes from
China sail a. d'..er- "iAe Chinese are passion
ats.y fond OF t4e5t auJ 10 q festival a Chilamau
VIII can auOri IL carries a musical box ia each
pocket"
''WH.- music 10 they IAe best:"
''Au Chinese music; they VII have no other.
The sweetest strains from sTroyatore,' HIrnon'
and r. ,.--- ar as sweet bells tangled and out OF
tune O. ,LiU3g-1u- We have o. ciup.0. men
who can reduce the Chimes music 10 written
bots auI lro1a this 3s copy the Iar-ia-bpx Is
made. W have - make Uu "a d.~crart SCI fGr
every eJFliry- u ne should 9eLd boxes to France
that played Nellie t-rav.' WAY Down ou tie
SuWauef RIVER. When y ou ami ! We're Young.
Mat or =" ct Byaud-by.' We should get them
NATION! AIRS are the lrSt tunes chosen. then
the popular tunes, AMI then selections lroIa
faIH}i.7 "a e4..- scotch tUu.~. except .'kult LtI-
:. tr ana Bonnie D.0u.' are 8iteu.t 90 render
tli' i-.sit 70. IHT-it-hJN. and JUey ar" rarely
t7'fi. vac great expense Ia tine HIa aUia,turc ui
- '-ilAts -FI~> .rulI he necessity If SIai M
a.. Tunes. di,caIdllg those chat are tir,sUue and
SUI ,t'ihS tAe latest and most popular. but SD
In. writer took seat. AMI the strains Of .'FaT-
dA4 -, nom "OlFrtte, NUuftd from beneath tHe
cIAiJ- Hare a Ci-drs" H.. TUNED q cigar stand
AMI there came out Of II tHe air III The GriEsing
. "a In 'tilruIe-GITUfa.7 ''fHi~ Is IL" picture Of
our swiss factory" As the album VAS cTcLtt
U. T. came out 81 II air f-".l -fr9 Hlty0io.'
~ III. ygu take pinch of SNUFF? n the III was
raiSrt There was q whisper OF should AUD Ac-
tIllFd bc FGTL-
1--WE nave a customer who has q niGsiC-box at
tdchiheht u MS iTcnt door. Sni lis Yl-ljc.a are
at"aH greeted by tune y mu>ie-boN can 'r
concealed IN i very small COMPASS ana one Oi The
TeEntaE demands i Tor articles that contain
them 20 as To create pleasant surprises Ho.lS,
CLOCKS and book, are provided with them:
Nearly al u the IilSi -50yt, are made ia SaLtei
CTUiX, or Geneva. In >yitEertlnd
ne principle Of man Itlc'ftTe i simple lbe
an parts Clnpri~. brass roller Stul1Sd
WITH nae points az The hardest s,ee. steel como.
The teeth Uf which give the sounds, spTuE 10
give the revolving motion 10 the g Under, and Il
EIw heel o. 10 regulate lLe revolving IH6tIOn-
The Music AIS II first To- De- arranged by thorough
artist. Ihr cylinder Whirn cones from ii n-a-
chine shop j. tLr1 placed Ia the hands o. woman
~IO, With the AID OF the music and very In
gcntuUs machine, marks Tie places On The " Hinder
where tie points are 10 De inserted Another per
III points The cylinder X then Tiled with
molten cement, aad III n placed on
ltae and reyolyed qu.sly- ILe cement
aln-reS 10 the inside surface ant
thus holds the points. a hole is lett IL the
center Ui fu c lIH4rT ipF III axis The points
tEeu HE'D down 80 rs 20 bc Of equal length Tie
without excessive care, 90 XIV" them the proper
leAieldfg. ARD tlru files them near the base Ia
- Under ana comb 10 tie bsi plate requires much
accuracy. - that the points OF The cylinder and
como " III exactly meet. i woman following the
Music tIgh bends The points az. fie cylinder
slightly Forward IA order 10 h.ure more strength,
bIl NOR H-,iliy to make the cords drop ~i.luI-
t+i",.lJ~-S AMI cause the runs OF rUul1ic5 to be
'>ize In Llusic-bOyeS increases both their
volume and their richness FL tone. \ cylinder 10
intnt'S iIhg can be made 10 play. six, eight zen OF
twelve airs well. but II viii play six or eight airs
better and Win more sweetness and harmony Of
sound Than II can be made 10 play Il greater num-
Der Ia reason Of THIS i that more points on the
Cylinder and more teeth in the comb can L. u--!
To- '3 n air II there are fever airs. The space b.
tween h. teeth decreases with the number of
airs. II the cylinder - increased IN diameter the
airs may he prolonged
- tlDW long Covs muSi--bOX last -
II Is Ike watch. IL VIII last q lifetime If &c
l. Suc 90 begin with, ana Is treated wei and with
care. Most owners OF mu>iC-byxcS object To using
them except Tor company. The fact i. Il music
box should b. Used every day, Just Us i watch
should be wound up every day